War of 1812 Featured Programs - C-SPAN Video LibraryThe featured programs for the War of 1812 Taghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=4225
en-USCopyright 2015, National Cable Satellite Corporationinfo@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTSun, 02 Aug 2015 19:15:41 GMTBattle of New Orleans BicentennialThe National Park Service hosted a ceremony commemorating the bicentennial of the Battle of New Orleans. The event took place at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Chalemtte, Louisiana.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323616-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323616-1Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTWar of 1812 200th Anniversary, Holly ShulmanHolly Shulman spoke at a symposium commemorating the 200th anniversary of the British invasion and burning of Washington, D.C., in August 1814.
"American Under Fire: Mr. Madison's war and the Burning of Washington City" took place on September 3-4, 2014 at the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History at Decatur House in Washington, D.C.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321065-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321065-3Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTWar of 1812 200th Anniversary, Catherine AllgorCatherine Allgor spoke at a symposium commemorating the 200th anniversary of the British invasion and burning of Washington, D.C., in August 1814.
"American Under Fire: Mr. Madison's war and the Burning of Washington City" took place on September 3-4, 2014 at the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History at Decatur House in Washington, D.C.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321064-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321064-2Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT200th Anniversary of the Battle of Bladensburg and the Burning of Washington, DCPanelists commemorated the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Bladensburg and the burning of Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812. On August 24, 1814, British soldiers defeated American troops at the Battle of Bladensburg just outside the nation's capital. The British forces then marched into the city and burned down the White House, the U.S. Capitol, and other government buildings.
The panelists were: Steve Vogel, author of [Through the Perilous Fight: Six Weeks That Saved the Nation]; Christopher T. George, author of [Terror on the Chesapeake: The War of 1812 on the Bay]; Ralph Eshelman, co-author of [In Full Glory Reflected: Discovering the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake]; and Peter Snow, author of [When Britain Burned the White House: The 1814 Invasion of Washington]. John McCavitt spoke from the audience.
This "Writers Roundtable," held in the Education Building of the Bladensburg Waterfront Park, was part of the "Undaunted Weekend" of the Battle of Bladensburg Festival.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320692-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320692-1Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTBurning of Washington River TourSteve Vogel, author of [Through the Perilous Fight: Six Weeks that Saved the Nation], told the story of the August 24, 1814, burning of Washington, D.C., during a river tour with his boat. Mr. Vogel argued that the waterways were key to the British commanders, who thought that capturing and burning the city might bring the War of 1812 to an end.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320931-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320931-1Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [The Internal Enemy]Alan Taylor talked about his book, [The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832], in which he recounts the impact that slaves in Virginia had on the War of 1812. In his book, the author reports that upon the British invasion, slaves in Virginia sought their freedom by escaping to British ships moored in the Chesapeake Bay. Once aboard they imparted their understanding of local geography to assist the British Army. Alan Taylor spoke at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia. [The Internal Enemy] was a finalist for the 2013 National Book Award for non-fiction.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/315789-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/315789-1Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814]On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain. On the occasion of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, historian Anthony Pitch, author of [The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814], discussed what happened when the British burned Washington.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306400-4
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306400-4Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT